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Retired Educator

1. Tell us about your journey since graduation.
I graduated from GVSC with a BS in Arts and Media. But then got a job at MESC in Holland as a claims worker. We moved to NH in 1982. I held various jobs but found my calling to be a teacher at 40 and went back for my Masters in Elementary Ed. I worked 23 years in a K-8 school, teaching 6th grade Science, LA, and then developing a Gifted and Talented/Enrichment program for the entire school! Every student - from coded to advanced - participated. This was extraordinary and very fulfilling!

2. Share a favorite Grand Valley memory.
Learning to develop & print black and white film as well as color - doing it the old-fashioned way. Professor Whitney Sevin was an amazing teacher.

3. What's the best piece of advice you've ever received?
Actually there are 4 points to this advice: Always do Your Best, Don't Take It Personally, Never Assume, and Make Your Speech Impeccable. These have come in handy and have had long-term beneficial effects. Also - letting things go, don't attach - that is all very freeing!

4. List three words you would use to describe your Grand Valley experience.
Creative, Free-Spirited, Unconventional

5. What difference would you like to make in the world?
I'm already making it! Every day living what I think is important. Being mindful of how each of my actions affect myself, other people, animals and the world. Following my dreams! And my newest venture - signing up to run as a state rep here in NH!

July 2024